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Jackson County, Indiana
Map
Location of Indiana in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 18, 1815
County Seat	Brownstown
Courthouse
Address	Jackson County; 111 S Main St; Brownstown, IN 47220; Ph. 812.358.6116

County Courthouse

Jackson County; 111 S Main St; Brownstown, IN 47220; Ph. 812.358.6116 Details: (Co Hlth Dept has b & d rec; Co Clk has m, div, pro & ct rec from 1816; Co Aud has land rec)

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History

The county is named after War of 1812 hero Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) who became Seventh President of the United States in 1829.^[1]

Parent County

1815--Jackson County was created 18 December 1815 from Washington, Clark and Jefferson Counties.
County seat: Brownstown ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Bartholomew
• Brown
• Jennings
• Lawrence
• Monroe
• Scott
• Washington

Resources

Cemeteries

• Jackson County Cemeteries - INGenWeb
• - see - Cemeteries - Linkpendium

Census

For tips on accessing Jackson County, Indiana census records online, see: Indiana Census.

• Index to Defective, Dependent & Delinquent Census for Jackson County, Indiana (1880) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Church

Court

Directories

• Directory of Businesses in Jackson County, Indiana (1868) (members only database, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Land

Local Histories

• History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.)  977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection  other library , Digital version: Internet Archive
  

• Jackson County, Indiana: History - Linkpendium

Maps

• Jackson County, Indiana: Maps and Gazetteers - Linkpendium
  

• Jackson County Maps - INGenWeb

Military

• Jackson County Military - INGenWeb
  

• - see - Military Records and Histories - Linkpendium

Civil War

Civil War service men from Jackson County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Jackson County.

• 5th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry (90th Regiment, Indiana Volunteers), Company K,
• 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H;     INGenWeb
• 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Companies K, L, and M
• 10th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry, Company C
• 15th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies A, and H
• 22nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B;   INGenWeb
• 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company G;    INGenWeb
• 32nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company B
• 52nd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A, and Reorganized Company B
• 67th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies E, and F
• 93rd Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company F;  INGenWeb
• 117th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (6 months, 1863-4), Company H
• 120th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company H;  INGenWeb
• 130th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Company A
• 137th Regiment, Indiana Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
• 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies D, E, and K;  INGenWeb K only
• 145th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Companies C, F, and G;  INGenWeb  F only
• 28th US Colored Troops, Companies E, F, and Addition Recruits for Colored Troops
  

Civil War Book

• "Military History" Chapter 16 in History of Jackson County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory and the State of Indiana. (Evansville, Ind: Unigraphic Inc, 1972.) Page 532-580,  977.223 H2b 1972 FHL US/CAN Book FHL Collection  other library
  

Newspapers

Occupations

• Roster of Civilian Conservation Corps, Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana (1938) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Probate

School Records

• Directory of Teachers for Jackson County (1936) ($, Indiana Genealogical Society)

Taxation

Vital Records

• Indiana State Digital Achives for Death, E-Publication, Instiution, Military, Misc Historical, Naturalization Records can be searched by person name (accessed 26 May 2011)
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 - Ancestry.con $
  

• Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana Marriage, 1811-1959  - FamilySearch
  

• Indiana, Death Index, 1882-1920 - FamilySearch

Societies and Libraries 

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Jackson County, Indiana Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ "Jackson County, Indiana," Wikipedia.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).